Painted the calipers

Jngrbrdman · 02-22-05, 01:27

Mod #3 is completed. I did HIDs on Saturday and then on Monday I installed my bug shield and painted the calipers.

Next on the list... Tint!

I couldn't stand looking at the calipers the way they were. Here is this smooth and sexy car with these crusty calipers... They looked like a piece of cast iron that has been left on the bottom of the ocean for a few decades. I had to paint them.

Before:

After:

I used standard Dupi-Color high temp gloss black spray paint. I sprayed the paint into half a soda bottle and then brushed it on the calipers. I learned my lesson with thinking I could mask the car and protect it from overspray a long time ago... While the wheels were off I figured I'd clean them up and slap a layer of UPP on them. I'm curious how it holds up to the brake dust and crud that gets on the inside of the wheel. I'm pretty happy with the way they look now. Much better than crusty factory grey.

unclearty · 02-22-05, 01:56

Amazing how such a simple thing can make them look so much better. I like the black..subtle.

holland_patrick · 02-22-05, 01:59

Humm I think I might get the drak gray metaling and try that on mine if not black is cool.

blackcaraddict · 02-22-05, 02:14

I did this on my '96 Cobra (sold last year

) with high temp duplicolor in semi-gloss black. Cleaned them up nicely without going overboard. It definitely is a nice subtle look.

holland_patrick · 02-22-05, 08:07

did you paint all of them or just the frounts

Jngrbrdman · 02-22-05, 08:49

I painted them all. I'll get a picture of them when I get a chance to see my car in the sun. I leave for work before it is up and leave for home after it is down. lol They just blend in with the shadows. That is why I chose black. I don't need them standing out really.

Mad iX · 02-22-05, 10:33

First time I've seen black, and I think it looks great.
I've been thinking about painting my calipers just to get rid of that ugly grey look but red was too flashy.
Using a brush is a great idea too. Nice.

Jngrbrdman · 02-23-05, 12:00

Now all David needs to do is make an AUTOPIA template and I can airbrush it on the side.

Pats300zx · 02-23-05, 04:04

Looks fantastic..Compliments the car nicely...

audio1der · 02-23-05, 06:48

Do you have any larger front 1/4 shots (still showing the calipers, obviously)? Just wondernig.
Great idea, regardless of colour. Mine are black as well, but I was thinking of CC'ing them this year for a bit more punch.
(Brush the black, spray the clear)

OJ_GTI · 02-23-05, 07:28

I bought a black dupli-color kit last weekend for my calipers too. On other cars I'd used spray paint and sprayed into a cup like you and I was planning on buying the same thing again. The dupli-color kit I bought though is a tin of paint (not spray), a brush, masking tape and a can of brake cleaner.

Gotta wait until it warms up though as it says it shouldn't be used below 70 deg. Perfect for when I switch over from my winter tires.

Jngrbrdman · 02-23-05, 08:32

I'll get some better pictures when I get a chance. Hopefully it will be a nice weekend and I can go do that.

It was definitely not 70 degrees when I did mine. I'll bet those calipers got up to 70 degrees before I got to the stop sign the next morning though.

The temperature thing is because paint doesn't dry very well in the cold. Waiting until you have to take off your wheels anyway is a good idea though.